Arizona Wildcats vs Indiana Hoosiers Prediction, 12/10/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Arizona Wildcats vs Indiana Hoosiers
Date: Saturday, December 10, 2022
Location: MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV
TV: Hulu Live TV
The Indiana Hoosiers (8-1) welcome the Arizona Wildcats (7-1) at MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday.
The Arizona Wildcats faced off with California and took home the win by a score of 81-68 in their last game. Arizona ended the contest having earned a 49.2% field goal percentage (29 out of 59) and made 4 of 20 shots from downtown. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Wildcats converted 19 of their 26 shots for a rate of 73.1%. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 35 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 19 assists in this game in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and earning 2 steals. When discussing the defense, Arizona allowed the other team to go 44.4% from the floor on 28 out of 63 shooting. California distributed 9 assists and had 2 steals in this game. Moreover, California pulled down 29 rebounds (7 offensive, 22 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. California finished the contest at 100.0% at the charity stripe by burying 8 of 8 attempts. They also made 4 of their 17 attempts from 3-point range. In the matter of fouls, the Wildcats walked away with 14 and California recorded 20 fouls.
Azuolas Tubelis is someone who came through for this game. He finished the contest at 50.0% from the floor and distributed 2 assists. He saw the court for 33 mins played and snagged 12 boards. He ended up walking away with 25 points on 9 of 18 shooting.
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Arizona heads into this game with a mark of 7-1 so far this season. They cough up possession 15.1 times per game and as a unit they are committing 19.5 fouls every game. As a team, Arizona is pulling in 41.1 boards per contest and has racked up 168 dimes on the year, which ranks 19th in college basketball in terms of passing. The Wildcats are connecting on 36.5% on 3-pointers (58 of 159) and 72.7% from the free throw line. They are averaging 91.5 points per game (3rd in the nation) while shooting 55.2% from the field.
When they are on the defensive end, the Wildcats are forcing 11.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.9 personal fouls. They surrender 35.2% on 3-point attempts while they are 342nd in college hoops in opponents points per game (77.6). The Wildcats are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 41.4% (223 of 539) and they relinquish 32.1 boards per contest as a team. They are 86th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 96 surrendered so far this year.
When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Indiana Hoosiers walked away with a victory by a final of 81-65 against Nebraska. In the matter of team rebounding, Indiana permitted Nebraska to get 24 in total (4 on the offensive glass). They shot 26.1% from three-point range by shooting 6 of 23 and ended up going 11 out of 14 from the free throw line (78.6%). The Hoosiers allowed Nebraska to bury 24 out of their 56 tries from the floor which left them shooting 42.9% in the matchup. When all was said and done, the Hoosiers shot 32 for 60 from the field which had them shooting 53.3%. Regarding three-point shots, Indiana made 11 of their 25 attempts (44.0%). They were able to convert 6 of the free throw tries for a rate of 75.0%. Nebraska earned 11 personal fouls for the game which got the Hoosiers to the charity stripe for a total of 8 tries. They turned it over 15 times, while getting 8 steals for the matchup. The Hoosiers were able to collect 26 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 31 for the game.
Trayce Jackson-Davis pitched in for the Hoosiers for the game. He tallied 12 points in his 36 mins of playing time and had 10 assists in this contest. He knocked down 4 out of 6 for the game giving him a rate of 66.7%, and had 11 rebounds.
Indiana has a record of 8-1 on the year. The Hoosiers commit 17.0 personal fouls per contest while shooting 70.2% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 17.7 times per game (18th in college hoops) and they are giving up possession 11.7 times per game. Indiana has scored 739 pts for the year (82.1 per contest) and they collect 37.6 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Hoosiers are connecting on 52.2% from the floor, which ranks 3rd in the nation.
The Hoosiers are ranked 34th in the country in points allowed per contest with 61.0. They are forcing their opponents into 15.1 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 37.1% from the floor (19th in the nation). The Indiana defense allows 28.8% on shots from distance (59 of 205) and opponents are making 67.6% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 9.7 assists and 32.3 rebounds per game, ranking them 29th and 85th in the country.
Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana
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